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1. Thanks, that's probably it. as for 2. that's exactly what I was talking about... I couldn't find anything in any dictionary I tried. :( I wonder what's going on with this one hehe
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xTCxJan 29 '13 at 5:33

Thank you. Your translation for the sentence makes sense when taking the context in mind. You said して in the middle is that past form of する, even though the past form of it is した... am I missing something?
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xTCxJan 29 '13 at 5:30

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I can't explain it well, and perhaps I am inaccurate but: In this quote して is the present state of something that is being described in the past. Compare: ”ご飯を食べて、ここまで来た” "I ate rice, and came here." (This example is a different grammatical structure but perhaps is similar in showing different verb states used in the same way)
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yadokariJan 29 '13 at 5:49